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Is a "hearing" not part of a trial?

You are wrong. Cohen was never tried. He pled guilty. There was no trial. In what did he plead? Five counts of tax evasion, not related to Trump. One count of illegal campaign contributions, which we all know about. One count of lying to a bank. I didn't read that section. I suspect it was about Tr...

Meadmaker wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2024 4:29 pmYou are wrong.

Cohen was never tried. He pled guilty. There was no trial.

In what did he plead?

If he becomes President he just pardons himself and gets off scot free. If he becomes President, it means that the President is above the law - that the law does not apply. In other words, a king. The President can't pardon state crimes. Then one of his sycophant governors does it for him. Same diff.

If he becomes President he just pardons himself and gets off scot free. If he becomes President, it means that the President is above the law - that the law does not apply. In other words, a king.

Admin wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 3:32 am Looks a lot safer than driving your car.

Yeah we got snakes and spiders and drop bears and shit, but what we don't got is tornadoes.

Actually, if it helps, instead of epiphenomenon, consider that I said emergent property instead. Since the definition of the former is contentious, I'll stop using that word. The alternate is not quite the same thing, but it still conveys what I'm going for.

President Bush wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 1:18 amOh, okay, I will assume you are not a zombie. Now a question:

Was the thoughtful reply to me that you just posted not a physical effect?

Again, levels. I'm not physically affecting my neurotransmitters when I reply to you, I'm physically affecting my computer.

arthwollipot, starting to sound like you don't know how epiphenomenalism is defined. Here is a definition: Not quite how I would have defined it, but it's okay I guess. Going back to what I said earlier... Epiphenomenalism isn't compatible with knowledge of our own mind so how in the world can you ...

Soory, saying that "consciousness is simply what brains do" seems a pretty meaningless response to my criticism of the claim/belief that consciousness is just an epiphenomenon of brain function. If you can't see what it means, that's not my fault. Epiphenomenalism isn't compatible with kn...